At a glance they don't look massively different from last year and the McLaren was certainly faster in 2012. Until they get out of the track though who can really tell.

One thing I have noticed is McLaren have managed to raise the underneath of the nose a bit which should mean they'll benefit from better airflow like everyone else did last year so maybe they'll gain a bit from that.

One thing I have noticed is McLaren have managed to raise the underneath of the nose a bit which should mean they'll benefit from better airflow like everyone else did last year so maybe they'll gain a bit from that.

I was surprised they took away that uptwist of the nose they incorporated mid-2012. This nose looks just lovely again. I love the way the new Lotus looks, except for that step nose. Teams who continue to use that should be made to pay a fine for visual pollution.

I voted McLaren, though that Lotus does look sharp too!

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At a glance they don't look massively different from last year and the McLaren was certainly faster in 2012. Until they get out of the track though who can really tell.

One thing I have noticed is McLaren have managed to raise the underneath of the nose a bit which should mean they'll benefit from better airflow like everyone else did last year so maybe they'll gain a bit from that.

Was the Mclaren faster in 2012 than the Lotus? Or was it the drivers? Were Lewis and Jenson faster than Kimi and Romain? Or was the Lotus fast enough to compensate for a de-retired driver and a near rookie?

At a glance they don't look massively different from last year and the McLaren was certainly faster in 2012. Until they get out of the track though who can really tell.

One thing I have noticed is McLaren have managed to raise the underneath of the nose a bit which should mean they'll benefit from better airflow like everyone else did last year so maybe they'll gain a bit from that.

Was the Mclaren faster in 2012 than the Lotus? Or was it the drivers? Were Lewis and Jenson faster than Kimi and Romain? Or was the Lotus fast enough to compensate for a de-retired driver and a near rookie?

Shouldn't you be telling us with your ratings system?Off topic, how do you take into account 'other' factors? For example, Raikkonen's last race of the year was disappointing. But if you bear in mind that he missed two practice sessions and still got into Q3 it could mitigate the apparent lack of performance. Or races where one side of the grid was clearly cleaner/dirtier than the other at the start, and all drivers on that side gained/lost a position.